04 Fee Hike Protest
Students occupied Wheeler Hall on the University of California campus
in Berkeley, protesting a decision by university regents to raise fees
(the equivalent of tuition) by 32%, bringing them to $10,302 per year
for undergraduates. At the beginning of the occupation the students made
several demands, including the rehire 38 laid off custodial workers, and
amnesty for protesting students. The hall was surrounded by hundreds of
supporting students, faculty, campus workers and community members.